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post #1 of 8
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Okay, last night I nursed on the front row of a bleacher, surrounded by a basketball team of 14/15 year old boys.

My dh said, 'you gonna do that here?' because I usually leave, my fourth is sooooo distractable. He's the first that I've had to go to someplace quiet and private to nurse. I told him that after Emily's experience obviously more people needed to see bfing 'out there'.

So, in the middle of a very 'pop on/pop off' session, my 15yos and his team come up and sit all around me, hehehe. Of course, they are clueless. This is a homeschool program, though, so maybe they've all seen it before.

Anyway, I thought it was funny considering how 'sexual' bfing is supposed to be and how you shouldn't possibly do it in front of teenaged boys (according to that pastor) that these guys could not have cared any less.
post #2 of 8
Good Job!

I recently BF my distractable 10m old in front of the Sr.high youth group, in the middle of a major discussion. No one batted an eye either.

Teenage boy get a bad rap, IMO.

Sue
post #3 of 8
I have three sons in HIgh School. ANd we always have their friends around. And none of them bat an eye. I have actually held conversations with them about breastfeeding. And they are all great. Teenage Boys do get a bad rap.
post #4 of 8
Thread Starter 
To be honest, I can't think of much that is less sexy than my middle aged, saggy boobs breastfeeding.

Apparently, teenage boys can handle NIP better than some female flight attendants!
post #5 of 8
LOL so true. I've never had a teenage boy bat an eyelash at breastfeeding. You'd think they'd be most likely of anyone to go all red and start stammering, but nope! They take it in stride. I've nursed around my ds1's soccer and basketball teams and never has a single one of them gotten flustered by it.

Now older boys, young college age, I've heard of moms getting rude comments from them, but seemed to be only if they were strangers to the nursing moms. I think it's different if a group of young men is out together, feeling cocky and one-upping each other in the safety of their peers. They're more likely to do something stupid then, lol.
post #6 of 8
way to go! I recently NIP at several of my soon to be 12 year old DSS's foot ball games. Neither the team, nor the fans paid me any mind.
post #7 of 8
I personally find the teenage boy the most accepting of NIP and females my own age and older LEAST accepting of it. It seems more than ever that it's the women in our society that take the most offense to seeing breasts. Perhaps it's a comfort with our own bodies issue?

LP
post #8 of 8
Thread Starter 
LP, maybe it's guilt or defensiveness at their own failure. Teenaged boys don't lactate so they've got nothing to lose when it comes to bfing.
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